In a message dated 10/15/04 8:31:44 AM, Marianne writes: > Where? What was this? > Sorry I left out the antecedents. I thought everyone was following the mess at AOS, especially the futile attempt to submit an alternate slate for the members to vote on. The big complaints essentially are financial mismanagement, inappropriate use of members' funds to support an elaborate headquarters which most of them will never see, AOS support of large commercial nursery interests rather than the average member, lack of democratic processes, "dumbing down" the magazine to appeal to beginners and ignoring sophisticated growers, excessive advertising and commercialization, and giving low priorities to education and conservation (the culture sheets are a disgrace). According to my cousin, who is on one of the committees, nothing really dramatic happened at the Trustees' Meeting, except that they fired the accounting firm. However, the rumblings were loud enough to be heard by the administration, and some changes may occur. Iris "When you come to a fork in the road, take it." Yogi Berra
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